http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/
10) Where Is My Mind' (The Pixies)
Fight Club (1999)
9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)
8) 'Edge Of Reality' (Elvis Presley)
Live A Little, Love A Little (1968)
7) 'Everybody's Talking' (Harry Nilsson)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
6) 'Jump Into The Fire' (Harry Nilsson)
GoodFellas (1990)
5) 'Tubular Bells' (Mike Oldfield)
The Exorcist (1973)
4) 'Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero' (Mark Knopfler) / 'Hoppipola' (Sigur Ros)
Local Hero (1983) / Heima (2007)
3) 'Falling Slowly' (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
Once (2006)
2) 'She Smiled Sweetly / Ruby Tuesday' (The Rolling Stones)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)
1) 'Don't Be Shy' (Cat Stevens)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Honorable Mentions: http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/11.asp
+ http://www.empireonline.com/features/cameron-crowe-greatest-music-moments/12.asp
I have never heard most of these songs but I'm pretty sure the Pixies should be #1.
QuoteI have never heard most of these songs but I'm pretty sure the Pixies should be #1.
Seriously, how can you say that when admit that you haven't heard most the of other songs on the list? ;)
& don't forget it's not just the song, it's the scene that it's been used in & how the two compliment one another.
"Don't Be Shy" (and the scene it's featured in) is so f*cking perfect.
Anyone else find Cameron Crowe as a person so much more interesting than Cameron Crowe as a film director (Almost Famous aside)?
umm, he forgot Moving In Stereo from Fast Times. That should be #1
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9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)
Yes. That movie is haunting but I'm not sure what scene that was..And I would have used Layla for Goodfellas.
Quoteumm, he forgot Moving In Stereo from Fast Times. That should be #1
That's pretty ironic given that he wrote the screenplay.
I think the top music moment in any film is the Spanish version of Roy Orbison's Crying in Mulholland Dr.
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9) 'Cucurrucucu Paloma' (Tomas Mendez)
Talk To Her (2002)
Yes. That movie is haunting but I'm not sure what scene that was..And I would have used Layla for Goodfellas.
Probably my fav Pedro Almodóvar movie, I don't remember the scene either though.
Goodfellas has an excellent soundtracks & lots of great music/movie moments, Casino too - Harry Nilsson's Without You, BB King's The Thrill Is Gone, Timi Yuro's Hurt etc
One of my all-time favourite movie music scenes was in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, when Del Griffith (John Candy) was driving at night, using the dashboard as a piano and grooving to Ray Charles' "Mess Around" all the while Neal Page (Steve Martin) was sleeping.
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with all due respect Mr Crowe, you missed one
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QuoteOne of my all-time favourite movie music scenes was in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, when Del Griffith (John Candy) was driving at night, using the dashboard as a piano and grooving to Ray Charles' "Mess Around" all the while Neal Page (Steve Martin) was sleeping.
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Always loved "Nothing In This World..." & "A Quick One" in Rushmore.... classic Bill Murray in both scenes! How about "April Come She Will" from The Graduate and "Wasn't Born To Follow" from Easy Rider 8-)
My favorite is in Vanilla Sky Sigur Ros Nojsnavlin ( Even though they hated it). Perfect.
P.S. It was a live version Cameron used, cause the studio version didn't exist yet.
Can't You Hear Me Knocking by the Rolling Stones to kick off the movie Blow! Fabu!!!!
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I don't think we should leave off one of Cameron's finest moments...Ruckus playing Freebird in Elizabethtown.
Crowe has always had a knack for using music to complement his films. So has Wes Anderson. I think they are 2 directors that really "get it".
Holy Crap! After posting that, I went to look around and see what Crowe is working on now. He has a movie in the works with Ben Stiller... but he is also doing a documentary about Pearl Jam! Hell yeah!
I was just thinking a couple of days ago that someone should make a documentary about them.
Crowe has had some great moments himself.
I forget the scene in Harlod and Maude. Where in the movie is it? I'll check it out when I get home.
I also LOVED # 2) 'She Smiled Sweetly / Ruby Tuesday' (The Rolling Stones)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002)
"I guess we're going to have to be secretly in love with each other and just leave it at that."
I also LOVED the part in Jerry Magurie where he just lands his client and he's searching through the radio and Free Fallin comes on. Absouletly perfect.
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I forget the scene in Harlod and Maude. Where in the movie is it? I'll check it out when I get home.
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Is there a better movie opening? Ashby could fill all ten spots on this list, such is his skillful music lovers touch, but this is perhaps his best song usage ever. "Don't Be Shy" kicks off Harold and Maude with spare perfection and an intoxicating invitation to the movie to come. We meet Harold and he's about to hang himself. It's a comedy like no other, and the combination of this song and that scene makes for a soul-scratching introduction. Soon we're rooting for a love story between and 18 year old Harold and a 79 year-old Maude. And it all begins with "Don't Be Shy."
Shane Meadows has used some excellent music in his movies; A Room For Romeo Brass opens with A Message For You Rudy by the Specials, Dead Man's Shoes with A Vessel In Vain by Smog & This Is England with 54-46 by Toots & The Maytals:
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Ok, taking a risk here,but one of the most memorable for me:
Summer of Sam --- Baba O'Riley
Also, maybe cheesy, BUT:
Bend it Like Beckham -- Move on Up (and now even more so since NYE)
:D :D :D
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You waiting until page 2 to bring the fury! You slippin? ;)
QuoteOk, taking a risk here,but one of the most memorable for me:
Summer of Sam --- Baba O'Riley
Good call! I love the way Lee used Won't Get Fooled Again too in the same movie.
A Change is Gonna Come in Malcolm X is another great use of music.
Summer Of Sam, Do The Right Thing, Mo Better, Crooklyn, Clockers etc all have excellent sountracks & Lee uses the music to great effect in many scenes. Might have to watch a Spike Lee movie tonight...
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Summer Of Sam, Do The Right Thing, Mo Better, Crooklyn, Clockers etc all have excellent sountracks & Lee uses the music to great effect in many scenes. Might have to watch a Spike Lee movie tonight...
I haven't posted in here yet because honestly, there are so many great movie-music moments I cant reminder all of them that Ive seen or that registered like that when I heard them.
Good call on the Teenage Wasteland tbd (and I love Summer of Sam as well). Maybe I am just misremembering, but was that song in numerous scenes or not in that movie?!
You cant make a post like that without me coming back doing something like this though dB
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..The Wes Anderson mention instantly made me think of this song/scene from Darjeeling Limited though
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I need more mind-jarring :D
Hmmm I'd have to agree with Harry Nillsson "Jump Into The Fire" in Goodfellas... excellent.
I'm just gonna throw out...
- Opening of Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown", Bobby Womack's "Across 100th Street".
- The ending of "Into The Wild" w/ Ed Vedder's take on "Hard Sun" to close.
- Afghan Whigs "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" from "Beautiful Girls"
And for me... and this might appear odd... but Johan Strauss, "The Blue Danube", opening sequence of 2001 Space Odyssey... chills every time.
OMG -- Cant Get Enough of Your Love by Afghan Whigs was my WEDDING SONG! I love that someone else recognizes how great that was! (and can't believe i forgot to put it in my top moments)!
;D ;D ;D
You can't talk about Beautiful Girls without mentioning Satchel's Suffering (the ice skating scene)
QuoteYou can't talk about Beautiful Girls without mentioning Satchel's Suffering (the ice staking scene)
Dragonboy my friend I'm just glad you mentioned Satchel at all!!! They only have 2 albums but they are both fantastic. Shawn Smith can do NO wrong.
You're right about that though. And tdb810... you know you gotta love all things Dulli!!! ;D
QuoteQuoteYou can't talk about Beautiful Girls without mentioning Satchel's Suffering (the ice staking scene)
Dragonboy my friend I'm just glad you mentioned Satchel at all!!! They only have 2 albums but they are both fantastic. Shawn Smith can do NO wrong.
Yeah SS should be a household name - white boy got soul! ;)
Nothing to do with any movie, simply putting it out there for the folks who don't know...
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This song brings back so many memories :) / :'(
SO many memories. I destroyed my copy of Shame and Satchel's EDC album CDs in College. Brings back some great, great times.
Many years ago my friends and I went to see Brad play at what was Tramp's in NYC and we ran into Shawn Smith outside and we brought him into the bar and bought him shots. It was a great great moment for me. Such a cool guy.
Went last year to see Brad play the Highline Ballroom in NYC, stood front row center... fucking incredible. At the end of the show Stone Gossard gave me his guitar pick (with Pearl Jam inscribed on it). I have that pick and play my guitar with it today.
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QuoteQuoteYou can't talk about Beautiful Girls without mentioning Satchel's Suffering (the ice staking scene)
Dragonboy my friend I'm just glad you mentioned Satchel at all!!! They only have 2 albums but they are both fantastic. Shawn Smith can do NO wrong.
You're right about that though. And tdb810... you know you gotta love all things Dulli!!! ;D
Love, love, love Shawn's voice. Buttercup by Brad - one of my favorite songs ever.
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Such a great date movie. And by great I mean successful ;)
Toots & the Maytals - Louie Louie
Does an great job of showing how being a Skinhead originally meant being part of a movement, following a style of fashion & music and was originally nothing to do with violence & neo-nazis (the calm before the storm, as those who have seen the film will know)
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Good choice, and the fact that Vicky is in doesn't hurt, eh?
QuoteGood choice, and the fact that Vicky is in doesn't hurt, eh?
I watched it again last night for the 5th or 6th time,
never grow tired of it. Vicky indeed ::) :-*
...I went to the local independant record store yesterday and they had no Satchel.
:(
Quote...I went to the local independant record store yesterday and they had no Satchel.
So somebody got punched, right? I'm not condoning violence or anything but no Satchel?!! Did you edugemukate the folks about Shawn Smith? (I'm sure you did....right after you punched them!) ;)
Violence is never the answer....
Who the fuck am I kidding? >:( I punched the clerk right in the kisser for not having Satchel.
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